22:12 Dar-Maroof 94-run partnership props Pakistan:
Pakistan have made 133 for 7, a good total considering they were 30 for 3 at one time in the innings.
Eventually, Dar and Maroof did well to compile a 94-run partnership to help Pakistan to 133.
India to start innings at 10-0 thanks to two sets of penalty runs as Pakistan batsmen guilty of running on the danger area of the pitch.
India do well to give just the five runs in the over. And India get another 5 penalty runs. India will now start their innings at 10-0.
Sidra is the new batter and takes a quick run, umpire goes upstairs, it’s not out.
Mir is the new batter.
A dot ball later, Mir comes down the track, trying to attack, makes no contact and is stumped out for a duck.
Poonam Yadav back in the attack and Aliya slaps the second ball of the over straight over the bowler for a four.
Aliya is now stumped as Bhatia collects the ball cleanly to send back Aliya for 4.
Aliya and Nahida are new batsmen at the crease.
A good over for India as two wickets and a six come off it.
The batters had crossed and Dar brings up her 50 with a six to the leg side.
Dar out next ball, caught at extra cover by Harmanpreet for 52.
Hemlatha continues and she gets Maroof’s wicket.
Maroof tries to go for the big one but only manages to find Vedha Krishnamurthy in the field. She is gone for 54.
Deepti Sharma brought back into the attack and Maroof scampers for a single.
Pakistan have been penalised five penalty runs for running on the danger zone after being warned earlier. Five runs will be added to Indi’s total. They will start their innings with 5 for 0.
After running 5 singles, Maroof ends the over with a sweep past square leg for a boundary.
Hemlatha continues and Maroof gets to her first T20 International half-century with a single.
Dar finishes the over with a four over mid-wicket, she dances down the pitch and slaps the ball over the infield for a boundary.
Reddy comes back in the attack before Pakistan warned by the umpire for running on the danger area of the pitch.
Maroof then comes across and plays a late cut for a boundary.
Nice scoop shot as Maroof gets a four behind the keeper.
A single to end the over as 11 come off it.
21:36 India fielders drop catches aplenty:
Hemlatha back in the attack and Maroof sends her over cover for a boundary.
Shot! She gives herself room and cuts it past point for 3.
Singles coming at will for Pakistan and 9 come off the over.
Pakistan’s Maroof getting some treatment for some kind of cramps.
The heat getting to the batsmen but they’ve put the heat on the Indian fielders with their slick running between wickets.
India fielders have not done themselves any favours by putting down four catches so far.
Poonam Yadav back in the attack.
Pakistan’s Maroof and Dar bring up the 50-run partnership as Maroof runs for a couple.
Pakistan now getting the momentum in their favour.
And another drop catch. Dar gets a top edge, ball balloons in the air and it falls between Harmanpreet and Poonam.
8 runs come off the over as Pakistan batsman get another life.
Radha continues and the Pakistanis doing well to steal the singles while getting the big shots in as well.
Another drop! Poonam Yadav drops a dolly as Dar plays a slog sweep.
Pakistan take six singles in the over as India fielders continue to exhibit butter fingers.
Sharma continues as Dar and Maroof put on a good partnership.
Indian fielders suddenly fielding sloppily as Dar finishes the over with a six over deep mid-wicket to take 9 runs off Deepti Sharma.
Radha Yadav brought into the attack and Dar gets a life as she is dropped in the deep by Vedha Krishnamurthy, allowing the ball to go to the boundary.
10 come off the over.
21:16 Need to rebuild:
Pakistan need to rebuild here after losing 3 wickets.
Deepti Sharma back in the attack and the Indian fielders doing well to attack the ball early and not allow Pakistan any free runs.
A shout for LBW but turned down by the umpire. India don’t have any reviews left.
Poonam Yadav continues.
Dar gets a nice slog sweep and gets a boundary at backward square leg.
Dar then picks the googly and plays it down to mid-wicket for a single.
Reddy back in the attack.
The Pakistan batters pick 8 runs from the over and Dar gets a boundary off the last ball of the over.
Just when Pakistan were looking good to build a partnership, they have been done in by a silly run out.
Dar is the new batter and she gets off the mark with a single.
Poonam Yadav into the attack and starts with a googly!
Javeria is run out. What a silly way to get out. Indecision from Maroof and Javeria has run nearly half the stretch of the pitch, Radha Yadav pounces on the ball and throws it to Poonam at the bowler’s end as Javeria is caught miles away from the crease.
Spinner Hemlatha is brought into the attack.
Maroof paddle sweeps and gets a boundary to fine leg.
Hemlatha then bowls a wide.
Nice deft cut from Javeria and the ball races down to the third man boundary.
20:54 Jemimah induces a lovely run-out:
Deepti Sharma is the new bowler and the Pakistan batsmen are testing the Indian fielders as Maroof gets off the mark with a quick single.
Sharma then bowls a wide.
Did Javeria get a nick? Review taken for a caught behind appeal. The umpire’s decision stands and it’s given not out.
Maroof is the new batter.
Javeria then gets on top of the bounce and sweeps it for a boundary to backward square leg.
A couple to end the over.
Yadav continues.
Omaima takes a risky run and pays the price. Jemimah at short cover, takes aim and aims well to catch Omaima way out of her crease. A direct hit and Omaima run out for 3 as Pakistan lose their 2nd wicket.
Reddy continues and Javeria is dropped by Mandhana at mid-on.
Javeria living dangerously as she gets a leading edge, falling short of the fielder at short cover.
Javeria gets the first boundary of the match, she frees her arms and the ball goes past the infield for a four.
A single to end the over as six come off it.
Left-arm spinnet Yadav bowls at the other end as Omaima comes in at number 3 for Pakistan.
Javeria tries to go down the track but some good diving by Hemlata at mid-on keeps it down to just one.
Omaima gets off the mark with a couple, a square cut as Mandhana dives well to cut the boundary. Four come off the over.
Pakistan lose early wicket.
Reddy to open the bowling for India while Ayesha and Javeria open the batting for Pakistan.
Reddy starts with a widish delivery and Ayesha tries to go after it, a nothing shot really.
Reddy bowls checks her line next. She then makes the batsman play and miss. Lovely ball!
Ayesha then comes down the track and tries to whack it down through mid pff but fails to pierce the fielder.
Next ball another dot.
A wicket-maiden! Ayesha fishes, she gets a thick outside edge and Vedha Krishnamurthy completes a fine catch at slips to send Ayesha packing for a duck.
20:16 No change in India squad:
India have won the toss and elected to field first in their 2nd pool match of the ICC Women’s World Cup in Guyana on Sunday.
The moisture in the pitch has made India captain Harmanpreet come to this decision.
India go into the match with the same XI that played in the first match against New Zealand, while Pakistan make one change in their squad.
India had lost to Pakistan in the same tournament two years ago and would like to return the favour tonight.
However, since that loss in Delhi, India have played Pakistan thrice across two editions of Asia Cup, winning all the battles.
That Pakistan lost by a comprehensive 52-run margin to Australia in their lung opener will also give India an upperhand during tonight.
Playing XI:
India: Smriti Mandhana, Taniya Bhatia (W), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Dayalan Hemalatha, Mithali Raj, Deepti Sharma, Veda Krishnamurthy, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Poonam Yadav.
Pakistan: Nahida Khan, Ayesha Zafar, Umaima Sohail, Bismah Maroof, Javeria Khan (C), Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Sana Mir, Diana Baig, Sidra Nawaz (W), Anam Amin.
Source: Rediff